Chapter 297 The film and television circle of the fault
After finishing the scene in Indu, Li Qian returned to China with the crew.
I wasn't in a hurry to film. Although there was only a little over two hours of time difference with Indu, I still had a day off to offset the jet lag. I flew all night and arrived in the morning, so it wouldn't be appropriate to go directly to the studio to start work.
After coming out of the airport, we went straight to Huairou. The crew settled down first and Li Qian also took a look at the studio.
The studio was already half-finished and we could keep up with the filming schedule, so we simply filmed the indoor scenes first, and then went to Jinling for the outdoor scenes after that.
Immediately afterwards, as soon as he came out of Huairou, Guo Fan called him back to the company several times.
"Boss." Guo Fan quickly greeted Li Qian in the conference room.
Li Yang, the director of the original animation, and Zhao Xiaobei, one of the screenwriters, saw Li Qian coming and quickly stood up to say hello.
"Director Li."
"Hello, Director Li."
"Everyone, please sit down."
Li Qian, who was a little tired, lay down on the chair and sighed, "What's going on? Haven't you decided on the actor yet?"
Guo Fan said with some distress, "I have searched for several times, but there is no actor who is completely suitable."
"The role of Li Xianji was completely created by Li Yang based on you. It's not that easy to find an actor who is exactly like you. It's even difficult to find two identical leaves." Li Qian shook his head.
Li Yang nodded and responded, "What Director Li said is that this role was completely based on my own design. I thought it would be easy to find a persistent and ruthless Beijing man, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult."
"Any kind of person can be described with words, and animated movies can also create any kind of character, but reality is not that simple."
Li Qian asked them, "Are there any backup actors?"
"We discussed it for a long time, but it was almost impossible." Guo Fan named several actors, "Wen Zhang, Fang Zuming, Zhang Mo, Yu Wenle, Xia Yu."
Li Qian was speechless. He really had no choice. First of all, Yu Wenle's accent was acceptable. Although the original Jaycee Chan grew up in Xiangjiang, at least he didn't have much problem with his Mandarin.
Once on Lu Yu's Date program, Lu Yu praised Fang Zuming for speaking Mandarin well. Cheng Long proudly said that this was the only thing he did right.
Although I'm being polite, at least Mandarin doesn't have such an obvious accent.
However, although the original movie was played by Jaycee Chan, he didn't have that kind of ruthlessness or snobbery at all. Instead, he was a bit girly. He was a little brat, and his tone was flat and light. His performance was not about time lag, but more like
No sign of waking up.
Zhang Mo is a bit similar to Fang Zuming. Although there is no problem in being ruthless and ruthless, when he is ruthless, he is more like a villain.
The same ruffian, some people don't find it annoying at first when they play it, but some people are different.
Wen Zhang can play a role like a ruffian hero, but he doesn't have that decadent temperament.
Decadent, persistent, perseverant, ruthless, arrogant, a tough guy... Li Xianji has too many characteristics, and some of them may conflict with each other.
As for Xia Yu.
"Xia Yu seems to be a bit like Li Xianji. I watched his movie "Waiting Alone" a few years ago, but he is definitely not a suitable candidate for the leading role in a commercial blockbuster. Literary films are fine, but none of these people can
Supporting a major commercial production."
Li Qian sighed and shook his head, "There are almost no actors under the age of 30 who can support a major commercial production. The younger generation of actors in China seems to be a bit disconnected."
Although in the past two years, due to various reasons, Mesozoic men and actresses have gradually gained a foothold on the big screen, and have even begun to replace the older generation of superstars, the younger generation still has not kept up.
It’s not surprising that the Mesozoic generation has been suppressed for nearly ten years and has just started. Where is the place for the new generation of actors?
Every year in those movies, the Mesozoic actors are not cast enough, and the new generation cannot get decent roles if they want to take over.
"Xia Yu is getting older too." Guo Fan answered.
"Why don't you try Zhang Yishan?" Zhao Xiaobei, who had been silent the entire time, joked.
Li Qian laughed. Zhang Yishan has been ridiculed by netizens since "Family with Children", saying that he and Xia Yu are more like brothers than real brothers, and more like father and son than biological father and son.
Shaking his head, Li Qian asked the two directors, "Lao Guo, Director Li, what kind of actor are you looking for?"
"A ruffian from the capital with a ruthless and decadent temperament." Li Yang was more direct.
"Have you never considered Liu Ye?" Li Qian asked.
"Liu Ye was okay two years ago, but now it feels too hard." Li Yang felt a little pity. If it had been two or three years earlier, there would be no need to consider it. Among the men in the capital, no one would be more suitable than Liu Ye.
Indeed, the biggest change in Liu Ye's face in the past two years is the flesh on his face.
"I Am Legend" originally played a middle-aged tough guy, which is fine, but "The Adventures of Li Xianji" played a character under thirty years old.
But there is still a saving grace, at least it doesn't have the side-swept hairstyle in a few movies in my memory. That hairstyle is ruined when paired with a face full of flesh.
"In this case, I'll call Liu Ye and you guys wait a moment."
Li Qian called Liu Ye and was quickly connected.
Straight to the point, "Brother Ye, Lao Guo has a film here, are you free in the second half of the year?"
"But I need to lose weight within three months. My appearance, especially my face, will return to the state it was three years ago. I saw in the news two days ago that you looked a little greasy. Your life after marriage must be particularly nourishing."
"Okay, Lao Guo will contact you later."
After hanging up the phone, Li Qian said, "Let's see if he can lose some fat on his face first. After all, he is only 33 years old and is younger than Xia Yu."
"But Director Li, what if it still doesn't work?" Li Yang had some doubts. Liu Ye is already the most famous among the Mesozoic actors in China and has a certain status in the industry. What if he has worked hard to lose weight for three months and still doesn't work?
What should they do.
As an actor, having a big reputation is also a problem.
"It doesn't matter. If it works, it will work. If it doesn't work, it won't work. Don't be embarrassed." Li Qian waved his hand.
Li Yang thought the same thing, Li Qian was here.
"Okay, let's talk about the actress. Since we initially plan to replace Liu Ye, we can't find an actress who is too young. What are your thoughts?" Li Qian asked.
"The appearance should be delicate, clean, natural, and have an artistic temperament. Guo Fan and I discussed before that Gui Lunmei and Ji Jie are similar. The movie version is not like the anime. The later Wang Qian is the image of a royal sister, but it is similar to
If Liu Ye is partnered, he will need to be replaced."
"According to my manuscript, I should have long hair, walk very slowly, like coffee, roadside food stalls, Haruki Murakami, sit in bed wrapped in quilts and watch movies, write short articles on rainy days, not talk much, a bit
Numb, slow but eloquent, often in a daze, daydreaming, and walking in the park.
Occasionally I sit on the curb and smoke a cigarette, and I choke. Occasionally I watch a movie, but I don’t understand it. Occasionally I say something dirty that makes me want to laugh, but most of the time I am still gentle, well-educated, bourgeois and artistic." Guo Fan.
After thinking for a while he said.
"I think Zhou Xun is fine." Zhao Xiaobei suggested. For people of his generation, Zhou Xun was obviously more in line with his inner thoughts.
Zhou flood?
Although she is three or four years older than Liu Ye, she can still play younger roles on the big screen.
Li Qian remembered that it was impossible to watch the movie "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace", but it was a TV series, and it was probably seven or eight years later.
Moreover, there is a huge difference between TV series and movies. The shooting angles and flat lighting of TV series have no technical skills at all.
Lighting and photography direction can infinitely reduce the shortcomings and magnify the advantages of a person's face.
During the Golden Horse Awards last year, Zhang Rongrong, an actor who was also nominated for Best Actress, played the role of the all-powerful Concubine Yang in the movie "Legend of the Demon Cat" that Li Qian remembers. Her appearance was also very good, but in another movie Li Qian
Qian only watched one episode of the TV series, which was too far behind.
"If you don't have any objections, then it's settled, but you can also go back and see if you want to make some changes to the script." Li Qian said.
Originally, we planned to find two young actors, but in the end, after much searching, we found two in their thirties. The film and television industry was in turmoil and had no choice.
"By the way, finally Li Xianji, who is in his twilight years, invites Mr. You Benchang to make a guest appearance."
With a final reminder, Li Qian left the conference room and returned to his office.
Du Yang followed in and reported on the situation of the company during this period. It had only been a week and nothing happened.
I simply went home. The filming of "Love Is Not Blind" hadn't started yet. Tong Liya was also at home. Knowing that Li Qian would be back today, she had already prepared lunch.
It was rare to have a leisurely lunch. If I went to bed in the afternoon, I would not be able to sleep at night. I was too tired to go out, so I went to the sofa with Tong Liya to watch TV series and catch up on the news.
Tong Liya, who was watching last year's classic spy drama "Before Dawn" with great interest, turned her head to look at the entertainment news on Li Qian's notebook and suddenly asked, "Have you watched the newly released "Warring States"?"
"I haven't watched it. I don't have time to watch the movie in Indu, but it seems that the box office is not good. It sold 50 million in the first week." Li Qian said.
In fact, the memory in Li Qian's mind is that he has seen it, but he would rather not have seen this kind of masterpiece.
"I went to see it on the first day. You don't know. Before it was released, many film critics on the Internet praised this movie, saying that it captured the raging scenes of the Warring States Period in their imagination. Sun Honglei's Sun Bin did not have a myth, but had a strategy.
The profundity of family and the flesh and blood of little people are a huge improvement for domestic films." Tong Liya kept complaining, "How about a costume fantasy blockbuster, including a love triangle, undercover, Infernal Affairs, and even a broken back and other fashionable elements."
It's rare to hear Tong Liya complaining about a movie like this. It seems that she was really shocked.
Li Qian laughed and said, "Any movie that is hyped before its release is basically just propaganda. No matter how hyped the movie reviews are, you can't believe it. It's all just for the sake of boasting."
Of course, there are exceptions. When internal previews or screenings are first started, it is difficult to have a large amount of praise in all directions in such a short period of time.
On the contrary, for really good movies, such as "Tangshan Earthquake", after screening, most of the film critics don't have long comments and won't go into details. They just say how touching it is in just a few sentences.
Only bad movies will have all kinds of reviews praising the details of the movie as soon as they are released, which is obviously prepared in advance.
"I also wanted to watch it because so many people said it was good even before it was released, and the heroine is still a newcomer."
Tong Liya said and complained about some of the bad plots in the movie, "Sun Honglei committed suicide, which was so speechless. He tied himself to a big cauldron and drowned in the pool. In the end, the city was not killed, but there was an earthquake.
The enemy army was approaching, and Sun Honglei led his troops to retreat. He needed to buy time for himself. When he escaped, he left behind a shirtless soldier eating chicken legs. The enemy army watched him eating chicken drumsticks in shock for several hours.
I thought of sending a few people out to investigate, but in the end Sun Honglei's army ran away. This empty city strategy is even more powerful than Zhuge Liang's."
As she said this, Tong Liya couldn't help but laugh.
Li Qian's mouth twitched, this kind of fairy tale is really not something ordinary people can create.
It would be okay if it were a small-budget movie, but for a large-scale production with an investment of nearly 100 million, everything from director, photography, costumes, actors, etc. is top-notch. There is really no way to explain the occurrence of such a mentally retarded plot.
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"By the way, the funniest thing is the back part. After the victory, Sun Honglei suddenly jumped off the cliff in disgust. At this time, the heroine rushed over and he slowly fell in the air. The heroine watched him fall from one meter away. The camera
The heroine's face and the falling Sun Honglei are simultaneously framed.
What was filmed was Sun Honglei hanging on the wire and slowly lowering it down, but the key is that the heroine next to him was still blinking at a normal speed, the snowflakes were floating at a normal speed, and even the horse was moving at a normal speed. Only Sun Honglei was blinking at a normal speed.
Falling down at a speed of 0.1 meter per second, others are at a normal speed. Newton can't explain it, and the force of gravity has failed."
Seeing Tong Liya smiling so happily, Li Qian couldn't help but smile and said, "Actually, there's nothing wrong with the second plot you mentioned. I didn't see the director's deep intention."
"What's the profound meaning of this?" Tong Liya was noncommittal. In the past, when watching movies and TV series, she could not talk about Li Qian, but this time Li Qian had never seen a movie, how could he talk about flowers?
Li Qian smiled and said, "The soldier eating chicken drumsticks is Xiao Mao in "The Story of the Cooking Class". He is a cooking soldier of the Air Force, so Pang Juan was afraid that Sun Bin would send the Qi Air Force to ambush nearby, so he was so cautious."
"?????"
After a brief daze, Tong Liya laughed forward and backward, amused by this far-fetched explanation.
"It made me laugh. I don't think you should be a director. It would be a pity not to write if you are so good at talking. Maybe you are the contemporary Lu Xun."
"But haven't you ever watched the movie? How do you know that person is Xiao Mao in "The Story of the Cooking Class"? I've also watched the show, but I didn't recognize him?" Tong Liya said strangely.
"Here, there is a video on the news. I recognized it at a glance."
Li Qian pointed to the laptop screen. On the endless green grassland, there was a shirtless man making a fire and eating chicken legs. In the distance, Wu Zhenyu looked at the front with a solemn face. Although he only saw one soldier, there were rows of people behind him.
He opened dozens of military chess pieces and fluttered in the wind, which stunned Sun Bin who played Pang Juan.
In ancient times, there was Zhuge Liang's empty city plan to scare away Sima Zhongda, but now there is a director who sends a small soldier to eat chicken legs and the empty city...
No, it was Sora Sora's plan to humiliate the audience.
Director Baocai, the audience was really impressed.
Although Li Qian's nonsense was just nonsense, Tong Liya still sounded quite funny and she complained about the whole movie.
It's quite fun to complain. After I finished it, I watched a few bad movies from last year, such as "Hee Travels", and made vicious comments while watching. It was very fun.